| Description: | The Aim Of This Graduate-Level Textbook Is To Present And Explain, At Other Than A Superficial Level, Modem Ab Initio Approaches To The Calculation Of The Electronic Structure And Properties Of Molecules The First Three Chapters Contain Introductory Material Culminating In A Thorough Discussion Of The Hartree-Fock Approximation The Remaining Four Chapters Describe A Variety Of More Sophisticated Approaches, Which Improve Upon This Approximation Among The Highlights Of The Seven Chapters Are (1) A Review Of The Mathematics (Mostly Matrix Algebra) Required For The Rest Of The Book, (2) An Introduction To The Basic Techniques, Ideas, And Notations Of Quantum Chemistry, (3) A Thorough Discussion Of The Hartree-Fock Approximation, (4) A Treatment Of Configuration Interaction (Cl) And Approaches Incorporating Electron Correlation, (5) A Description Of The Independent Electron Pair Approximation And A Variety Of More Sophisticated Approaches That Incorporate Coupling Between Pairs, (6) A Consideration Of The Perturbative Approach To The Calculation Of The Correlation Energy Of Many-Electron Systems And (7) A Brief Introduction To The Use Of The One-Particle Many-Body Green's Function In Quantum Chemistry Over 150 Exercises, Designed To Help The Reader Acquire A Working Knowledge Of The Material, Are Embedded In The Text The Book Is Largely Self-Contained And Requires No Prerequisite Other Than A Solid Undergraduate Physical Chemistry Course; However, Some Exposure To Quantum Chemistry Will Enhance The Student's Appreciation Of The Material Clear And Well-Written, This Text Is Ideal For The Second Semester Of A Two-Semester Course In Quantum Chemistry, Or For A Special Topics Course |
